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- 5381: Human Evolution
- ... about 500,000 years ago. Much later (perhaps 50,000 years ago) hominines were able to cross the water barrier into Australia. Only after the appearance of modern humans did people move into the New World, some 30,000 years ago. It is likely that the increase in human brain size took place as part of a complex interrelationship that included the elaboration of tool use and toolmaking, as well as ... erectus, like that of the earlier-in-time hominines, is limited to southern and eastern Africa. Later— between 700,000 and a million years ago—H. erectus expands into the tropical areas of the Old World, and finally at the close of its evolution, into the temperate parts of Asia. A number of archaeological sites dating from the time of H. erectus reveal a greater sophistication in toolmaking than was found ... years ago until about 35,000 to 40,000 years ago, when they disappeared from the fossil record. Fossils of additional varieties of early H. sapiens have been discovered in other parts of the Old World. The dispute over the Neandertals also involves the question of the evolutionary origins of modern human populations, or races. Although a precise definition of the term race is not possible (because modern humans show ...
- 5382: Hemp
- ... status quo that has blinded and crippled our ability to realize this resource. INTRODUCTION A plant exists that is so strong that it can be grown without requiring chemicals in almost every part of the world. Many have touted this plant as a possible way in which to wean society from its dependence on fossil fuels for energy and the need to log forests for pulp, paper and wood. It is even said that this plant could adequately clothe and feed the world more efficiently and cheaply than we can do now! Why is this miracle plant not used if all evidence points to its versatility? The answer is bogged down in a century of law, sociology, the ... mention peripheral employment for transportation employees, distributors and the manufacturing community. Both the fiber (bast) and pulp (hurd) of the hemp plant can be used to make with the process originating in ancient China. The world's first paper is thought to have been made from hemp. Fiber paper is thin, tough, and a bit rough. Pulp paper is not as strong as fiber paper, but is easier to make, ...
- 5383: An Analysis of Fukuyama’s “The End Of History”
- ... he contends that there does not exist another political structure which can best serve all of humanity. For him, liberal democracy is the final stage in Hegel’s dialectic and will consequently spread throughout the world’s political systems. How will this political system spread? Fukuyama contends that the force that inevitable leads to a liberal democracy is that of economic activity, namely the common free market. Once every country participates ... to the establishment of communism has not yet occurred. This he might say is the affect of older more established capitalistic countries merely pushing the troubles of capitalism unto newly developing countries. For example, first world countries now benefit from the lesser-developed countries of Asia. However, what would happen if Asia became fully industrialized and at par with the rest of the Western economic market? Where then would first world economies go to exploit raw materials and cheap labor? Marx may say that there comes a point in time in which there are simply no new markets to be exploited. What then would happen ...
- 5384: Oceans
- ... understand that the oceans are not endless, and not bottomless. They also much see that the ocean contains much marine life which are essential to our eco-system. And in order to preserve this other world of life, we must stop polluting the oceans, and begin to clean them up. Although using the ocean for a toxic waste dump may provide for a cheap alternative, we must not succumb to these barbaric urges. If we neglect to deal with these ideals, than the world as we know it may not be as great a world for our children as it was for us. First, we need to understand that the oceans are not the vast resources that we believe them to be, but just vulnerable natural resources. Before Columbus' ...
- 5385: Odysseus A Hero
- ... a hero of all times thanks to Homer who wrote his story in The Odyssey. Odysseus is a hero in his on time because of all his adventures and characteristics. Homer wrote about the Trojan War, in which Odysseus took part in, in the Iliad, and about Odysseus long journey home in, The Odyssey. There have been theories that suggest that Homer was illiterate and could not have possibly recited poems ... However, there is evidence that a city, possible Troy, existed and was destroyed. Also there was a kingdom of Ithica which allows for a king Odysseus. Even if the King did not go to the war there was still a chance that he might have existed. In the Odyssey, Homer used a narrative structure to tell his stories. The original texts were wrote on papyrus scrolls and it is theorized that ... also disguises him when he finally reaches home in order to help trick the suitors. Finally Odysseus super human strength helps him become a hero. Out of all the heroes that went into the Trojan War, Odysseus was one of the few that came back alive and lived. His strength and fighting ability helped him in the war. Also without his strength he would have not been able to escape ...
- 5386: Matthew Arnolds Dover Beach An
- ... land. The metaphor of the tides and the sea is suggested by the sounds and view of the speaker's window, but Arnold uses Sophocles as another example of nature's strength over the entire world. Arnold uses this to illustrate the speaker's despair and helplessness over his situation. In the third and fourth stanza, Arnold uses imagery and metaphors to depict the setting, which further set the mood of ... the poem. Throughout the whole poem, Arnold uses a metaphor to describe his views and opinions. Now he only hears its "melancholy, long, withdrawing roar." This is the constant retreat of religious faith in a world now, and being alone in the world. It seems as though Arnold is questioning his own faith. The whole poem is based on a metaphor - Sea to Faith. When the sea retreats, so does faith, and leaves us with nothing. As ...
- 5387: Environment Report: Tidal Power In The Bay of Fundy
- ... for Bill Andrson Professor at St.Lawrence College for Environmental Science. By November 22,1996 INTRODUCTION The Bay of Fundy, which is found off the shores of Nova Scotia, has the highest tides in the world . Extraordinary tides occur when the tidal wave length is two to four times the length of the Bay. By virtue of blind luck or physics, the tide is amplified into a standing wave, like water ... loads of North Atlantic Salt twice daily. In the tidal river, fresh water and salt water are mixed. Fundy of Bay is famous for its tides which is the best and highest in the whole world. The marsh is a home to mammals, a breeding place for birds and a feeding ground for estuary fish. It is a land that leaves even the most experienced naturalists awestruck by the aerial ballet ... Newton applied his theory of gravitation to explain the underlying physical mechanism. He was able to construction an equilibrium theory of tides, that explained the semi-diurnal nature of tides in most parts of the world. If there were infinite time allowed for adjustment of the ocean to the astronomical forces it is the equilibrium tides that would be the result. This is, however, not the case since the tidal ...
- 5388: Emerson's “Self-Reliance”: Optimistic But Unrealistic For the 21st Century
- Emerson's “Self-Reliance”: Optimistic But Unrealistic For the 21st Century Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendental view of the world depicted in “ Self-Reliance” is optimistic but unrealistic for the 21st Century. If we all were to follow our own intuitions and thoughts I think we would find ourselves in a world of anarchy. The essay, “Self-Reliance:, starts out very optimistic. Emerson says: “to believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men-that ... and realize that kids aren’t going to stay kids forever. They will grow up to be adults and we have to teach them now to make good decisions because they will be running the world in the near future. The unrealistic side to Emerson’s philosophy is that now-a-days we all want to be appreciated. We don’t look towards the future and what our actions now ...
- 5389: Time To Change
- ... aware of. If we do not start taking them seriously soon it will be too late, if it is not already. We need to reevaluate our priorities and plan for the future existence of this world. A group labeled the Earth-Firsters' often attempt to accomplish this task through drastic and sometimes dangerous methods. As Joni Seager states ( The Eco-Fringe: Deep Ecology, Pg. 636), "In Australia, Earth-First protesters buried ... of a tuna-fishing company." The Earth-Firsters' tactics are not the only drastic only measures they practice. Their ideas seem to be quite extreme as well. For example, they believe the population of the world is entirely too high, by as much as ninety percent, causing too much "wear and tear" to the earth. To resolve this issue, some say we should cease all study toward the curing of disease ... Firster society. The Earth-Firsters' have some good propositions, but most of them are not practicable. We need to set standards and ideals that can realistically be accomplished. It is not possible to change the world in one day. Instead of killing ninety percent of the population, we might control the number of offspring allowed to each individual. This approach would more likely be sustained. In order to conserve the ...
- 5390: "Afrofornication", The New Black Culture Of Indiscriminate S
- ... who found two distinct socio-reproductive patterns, he called them the \\'R-Strategy\\' and the \\'K-Strategy\\'. The \\'R-Strategy\\' is the typical Negro reproductive pattern which he observed both in Africa and around the world. This pattern has the characteristics of a high birth rate, but also puting very little effort into parental care and nurturing. Often, the parents will not stay long as a couple, one father may in ... Europe was laying down cities and building monuments. This is the root of the Negro fornication culture. What is happening with the Negroes in the United States, and what is happening with them around the world, is not just the application of the \\'R-Strategy\\' but the ENCOURAGEMENT OF IT. Giving people increased welfare the more kids they have not only gives these people the opportunity to carry on this unworkable ... of Africa in 10,000 years it is destined to be the fall of Western civilization if we keep paying these people to do what comes naturally to them. There is no system in the world that can support a group of people that has a natural instict to multiply in such a way, and in fact pays them to multiply! It is the from this exact same reason why ...
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